About This Lesson
Students explore poverty through Shasha, a 14-year-old girl working to help feed her family in post-2010 earthquake Haiti. By examining the root causes of poverty, statistical poverty indicators, and UNICEF poverty-reducing programs, students learn about the effect of poverty on children and ways to break its cycle. This unit concludes with a CCSS-aligned writing assessment and a "Live Below the Line" challenge to eat and drink on just $1.50 for five days. Child Poverty: Lesson (6-8 and 9-12) are also available on ShareMyLesson. For more global education resources, visit www.teachunicef.org.
